Sunday, 24 August 2008

Over 80 illegal immigrants deported - immigration

The Government has deported a total of 83 illegal immigrants and arraigned 21 others, while advising another 32 to legalize their stay in the country in the past year, immigration officials have said.

Mwanza Regional Immigration Officer, Mr Mohammed Mselem noted that the illegal immigrants are part of 156 aliens arrested last year in the region. “The aliens came from various nations. There were 46 Kenyans, 34 Burundians, 33 Congolese, 12 Ugandans, 11 Rwandans and 9 Ethiopians,” he said.